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National Resistance Brigades
كتائب المقاومة الوطنية
Also known as Omar Al-Qassem Brigades
Dates of operation 1969-present
Motives Establishing an independent secular, and Maoist Palestinian state with the pre-1967 borders
Ideology
Status Active
Size Unknown

The National Resistance Brigades (Arabic language: كتائب المقاومة الوطنية‎), also known as Martyr Omar Al-Qassem Forces or Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces,[3] are the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which operates in Gaza[4] and conducts guerilla warfare.[5] Abu Khaled is one of its commanders.[6]

It was formed in 1969[7] but it was established in late September 2000.[Clarification needed][8] The group was initially known as the Red Star Brigades, before being renamed the Palestinian National Resistance Battalions during the Second Intifada.[9] They remain committed to a non-intervention policy in the domestic affairs of any Arab country.[10]

In August 2001, Palestinian security forces Amin Abu Hatab, aged 26, and Hisham Abu Jamus, aged 24, carried out an attack on an Israeli army base.[11] They killed three Israeli soldiers.[12] In 2005 they reorganized before the Israeli disengagement from Gaza and took part in firing rockets and mortars against Israeli areas inside Gaza's borders.[13]

In October 2007, they signed an agreement with other Palestinian factions, including Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and between 2010 and 2011 they carried out terror attacks with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.[9] On 26 September they shelled Sderot with the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, which they said was a response to Israeli crimes against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.[14] In May 2017 they conducted a joint exercise with the Abdel Qader al-Husseini Brigades at a military training site in the Gaza Strip to display new artillery and missile tactics.[15]

On 30 March 2018, 'Abd al-Qader Mardi and Suliman al-Hawajri, members of the National Resistance Brigades, were killed during the Great Return March but didn't participate in hostilities.[16][17][18] In 2020 they expanded their online presence and they promoted their militant activity on Telegram.[19] In May 2021 they targeted Sufa, in Israel, with rockets.[20]

In February 2023, they announced that they bombed Israeli settlements bordering the Gaza Strip in response to Israeli strikes,[21] and in April they bombed the city of Ashkelon.[citation needed] They participated in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war against Israeli forces[22] and their troops joined the operation launched by Hamas.[23] On 7 October they claimed to have lost three fighters in combat with the Israel Defense Forces, and on 8 October they were engaged with Israeli forces in Kfar Aza, Be'eri, and Kissufim.[24]

References[]

  1. ↑ "Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)". https://irp.fas.org/world/para/dflp.htm. 
  2. ↑ "PFLP, DFLP, PFLP-GC, Palestinian leftists" (in en). https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/pflp-dflp-pflp-gc-palestinian-leftists. 
  3. ↑ DFLP Central Information and Translation (7 August 2022). "A military statement issued by the National Resistance Brigades (Martyr Omar al-Qasim Forces) mourns its martyred fighter, Hassan Muhammad Mansour". Group 194. https://group194.net/english/article/71313. 
  4. ↑ "National Resistance Brigades – DFLP". European Council on Foreign Relations. 21 March 2018. https://ecfr.eu/special/mapping_palestinian_politics/national_resistance_brigades_dflp/. 
  5. ↑ "Infographic: Military Branches of the Palestinian Resistance". Islamic World News. 18 May 2021. https://english.iswnews.com/18865/infographic-military-branches-of-the-palestinian-resistance/. 
  6. ↑ Strickland, Patrick (4 February 2015). "No room for IS". Deutsche Welle. https://www.dw.com/en/palestinian-armed-groups-reject-is-in-gaza/a-18350920. 
  7. ↑ Strickland, Patrick O. (24 March 2015). "Gaza's armed groups gear up for next fight with Israel". Middle East Eye. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gazas-armed-groups-gear-next-fight-israel. 
  8. ↑ Charif, Maher. "The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP". https://www.palquest.org/en/highlight/23611/democratic-front-liberation-palestine-%E2%80%93-dflp. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Durns, Sean (12 April 2019). "Backgrounder: Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine". Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America. https://www.camera.org/article/camera-backgrounder-democratic-front-for-the-liberation-of-palestine-dflp/. 
  10. ↑ "DFLP brigades 'disappointed' by Hamas stance at march". Islam Times. 8 September 2013. https://www.islamtimes.org/en/news/299796/dflp-brigades-disappointed-by-hamas-stance-at-march. 
  11. ↑ "Radical Palestinian Group Previously Had Kept Low Profile in Clashes". VOA News. 27 October 2009. https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2001-08-25-22-radical-66415542/549903.html. 
  12. ↑ "DFLP chief vows more attacks against Israel". Gulf News. 27 August 2001. https://gulfnews.com/uae/dflp-chief-vows-more-attacks-against-israel-1.423716. 
  13. ↑ "A who's who of fighters in Gaza – IRIN news article". United Nations. 15 April 2013. https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-198315/. 
  14. ↑ "Palestinian resistance factions continue to shell Sdirot". Kuwait News Agency. 26 September 2007. https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=1844291. 
  15. ↑ Staff (7 May 2017). "Palestinian resistance brigades conduct joint military exercise in Gaza". Middle East Observer. https://middleeastobserver.org/2017/05/07/palestinian-resistance-brigades-conduct-joint-military-exercise-in-gaza/. 
  16. ↑ "Palestinian minors killed by Israeli security forces in the Gaza Strip, since Operation Cast Lead". Btselem. https://www.btselem.org/statistics/fatalities/after-cast-lead/by-date-of-event/gaza/palestinian-minors-killed-by-israeli-security-forces. 
  17. ↑ ""الديمقراطية" تشيّع جثمان الشهيد عبد القادر الحواجري" (in ar). Palsawa. 31 March 2018. https://palsawa.com/post/146969/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A-%D8%B9-%D8%AC%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A. 
  18. ↑ Halevi, Jonathan D. (17 December 2018). "Toronto Group Prays for Palestinian Terrorists". Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. https://jcpa.org/toronto-group-prays-for-palestinian-terrorists/#_edn90. 
  19. ↑ Truzman, Joe (14 January 2020). "The DFLP and the Resistance Brigades promote militant activity on Telegram". https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2020/01/the-dflp-and-the-resistance-brigades-promote-militant-activity-on-telegram.php. 
  20. ↑ "Palestinian National Resistance Brigades announces targeting Israeli Soufa post with a barrage of rockets in retaliation to Israeli aggression". Al Manar TV. 18 May 2021. https://english.almanar.com.lb/1344169. 
  21. ↑ Al-Shaer, Hani (2 February 2023). "Israeli army strikes Palestinian factions' sites in Gaza". aa.com.tr. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/israeli-army-strikes-palestinian-factions-sites-in-gaza/2804043. 
  22. ↑ الانترنت, الحرية-مجلة التقدميين العرب على. ""abu khalid" alnaatiq aleaskariu likatayib almuqawamat alwatania (quaat alshahid eumar alqasuma) aljanah aleaskarii liljabhat aldiymuqratiat litahrir filastin" (in ar). مجلة التقدميين العرب على الانترنت. https://alhourriah.org/article/125236. 
  23. ↑ "Palestinian militias back Hamas against Israel". Prensa Latina. 7 October 2023. https://www.plenglish.com/news/2023/10/07/palestinian-militias-back-hamas-against-israel/. 
  24. ↑ الانترنت, الحرية-مجلة التقدميين العرب على. "khilal bayan laha qabl qalilin.. katayib almuqawamat alwatania (quaat alshahid eumar alqasuma) aljanah aleaskarii liljabhat aldiymuqratia" (in ar). مجلة التقدميين العرب على الانترنت. https://alhourriah.org/article/125237. 
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